SimpleIDE loader froze up first time I tried it...
Rayman
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Finally decided to try out GCC today...
The install seemed to go smoothly and it came up with the "hello.c" example.
But, the program froze up the first time I tried to load...
I'll try to tell what happened so that maybe you can fix it, in case this happens to more people...
hit the green play button and it compiled and wouldn't load. Then, I realized I had to change the com port from "COM1" to "COM14".
Did that and tried again.
This time it froze while trying to load, just kept saying "Loading"... (Simple IDE didn't freeze, just the loader).
Here's what it looked like when frozen:
I did figure out that I needed to change "Board Type" from ASC to PPUSB. But, that shouldn't have mattered.
Anyway, I tried to load again and it just stopped after saying "Build Succeeded!" and didn't even try to load.
Then, I close the program and reopened it. It still wouldn't load...
Went to prop tool and tried to find it and it couldn't.
Unplugged USB and replugged and then prop tool found it.
Then, I got a message on my PC that "Simple IDE has stopped working".
But, it was still running. So, I think what really happened is that the loader background process got stuck and wouldn't end even when I closed SimpleIDE the first time.
Anyway, now it seems to work, even in "ASC" mode...
The install seemed to go smoothly and it came up with the "hello.c" example.
But, the program froze up the first time I tried to load...
I'll try to tell what happened so that maybe you can fix it, in case this happens to more people...
hit the green play button and it compiled and wouldn't load. Then, I realized I had to change the com port from "COM1" to "COM14".
Did that and tried again.
This time it froze while trying to load, just kept saying "Loading"... (Simple IDE didn't freeze, just the loader).
Here's what it looked like when frozen:
I did figure out that I needed to change "Board Type" from ASC to PPUSB. But, that shouldn't have mattered.
Anyway, I tried to load again and it just stopped after saying "Build Succeeded!" and didn't even try to load.
Then, I close the program and reopened it. It still wouldn't load...
Went to prop tool and tried to find it and it couldn't.
Unplugged USB and replugged and then prop tool found it.
Then, I got a message on my PC that "Simple IDE has stopped working".
But, it was still running. So, I think what really happened is that the loader background process got stuck and wouldn't end even when I closed SimpleIDE the first time.
Anyway, now it seems to work, even in "ASC" mode...
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I've seen this happen very rarely and added a stop button and other handling just in case for version 0-8-1+
Simple IDE is whatever version was there an hour ago...
Let me check... 0.7.2
Time for an upgrade on that page. Not today though - there's a lot of special requirements from PST lovers left to meet.
Replace Program Files (x86)\SimpleIDE\bin\SimpleIDE.exe with the one in the attachment.
You could probably use the Propeller Tool spin library with this too, but you'll have to set the library path.